New Caledonia vs World: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)

New Caledonia
22.3%
in 2015
World
11.2%
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
32nd
World rank
31st

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • New Caledonia
  • World
51015202530196219932025

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 22.3% against 11.2% in World, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.0 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1962 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 32nd and World ranks 31st of 196 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia World Difference Ahead
1960s 13.5% 11.5% 2.0% New Caledonia
1970s 21.8% 19.4% 2.4% New Caledonia
1980s 26.8% 23.3% 3.5% New Caledonia
1990s 8.8% 7.6% 1.2% New Caledonia
2000s 14.2% 12.6% 1.6% New Caledonia
2010s 22.0% 15.8% 6.2% New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, New Caledonia or World?
New Caledonia, at 22.3% against 11.2% in World as of 2015.
What is the difference in fuel imports between New Caledonia and World?
11.1%, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and World?
27 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
How do New Caledonia and World rank globally for fuel imports?
New Caledonia ranks 32nd and World ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,123 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.